How can we work more collaboratively with our colleagues, vendors and others in business?

In this episode of Anxiety at Work, Chester Elton and Adrian Gostick sit down with Kate Vitasek, international authority on collaborative business relationships, creator of the Vested business model, and leader of the University of Tennessee’s research on strategic partnerships. Kate shares the groundbreaking principles of her "Vested" model, a framework that shifts business relationships from transactional to transformational. Learn how adopting a "What's in it for we?" mindset can reduce workplace anxiety, foster innovation, and build partnerships that thrive in challenging environments.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

💡 What Is the Vested Model?
🏔️ Focusing on the What, Not the How
🤝 Building Trusted Supplier Relationships

Memorable Quotes:

• “A win for me is a win for you. True collaboration creates alignment, not opposition.” – Kate Vitasek
• “One plus one equals eleven when we focus on value creation instead of value exchange.” – Chester Elton
• “Moving from ‘me’ to ‘we’ is not just a mindset—it’s a business strategy that drives resilience and success.” – Adrian Gostick

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Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.

They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies.

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